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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 80086 |
| State Police # | 05-04215 |
| Accident Date | 2005-06-24 |
| Report Date | 2006-06-30 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 119hrs 20m | Y-5 Cooling Tower | NO | NO | YES | 43,313.0 pounds |
| Benzene | 119hrs 20m | Y-5 Cooling Tower | NO | NO | YES | 57.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Incident due to leaking exchanger. The root of the cause of the exchanger leak is currently being investigated.
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Facility initially identified a sheen on Y-5 Cooling Tower and the company's environmental monitoring contractors detected 10, 000 ppm or greater VOC vapor concentration on water to Y-5 Cooling Tower. A comprehensive research was immediately initiated
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